Planning appeal decision
37 Laburnum Road, Gloucester, GL1 5PG
Planning appeal 3360130 at 37 Laburnum Road, Gloucester, GL1 5PG (Gloucester City Council) was dismissed on 12 June 2025 by Inspector Indermaur S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
a first-floor extension to property
- Authority
- Gloucester City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Indermaur S
- Postcode
- GL1 5PG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposed first-floor front projection would lack subservience and create an unacceptable unbalancing effect on the pair of buildings, causing harm to the character and appearance of the area in conflict with development plan policy.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy A9 of the Gloucester City Plan (2023)Policy SD4 of the Gloucester, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury Joint Core Strategy (2017)
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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